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Albany Business Review: Some New York farmers, particularly those living in the state's Southern Tier, are in favor of high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Steuben County dairy farmer Terry Waters, 60, said it would "pull us out of the hole."

As farmers like Waters continue to face financial hardship due to rising costs, they are seeing their counterparts in Pennsylvania benefiting from the natural gas resources located underneath their properties.

NEW YORK (AP) — Whether to allow more exports of U.S. oil and natural gas has become a matter of political debate in Washington. But to economists, the answer is clear: The nation would benefit.

The vast majority of economists surveyed this month by The Associated Press say lifting restrictions on exports of oil and natural gas would help the economy even if it meant higher fuel prices for consumers.

More exports would encourage investment in oil and gas production and transport, create jobs, make oil and gas supplies more stable and reduce the U.S. trade deficit, they say.

The story of the impact of oil and natural gas production story in Ohio is old – and new. Old in the sense the state was one of the country’s earliest producers of oil and natural gas. But also new, because development of the Utica Shale play in the past few years is responsible for an oil and natural gas resurgence, one that parallels what’s happening in the country as a whole. Thanks to shale development through advanced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling the state is seeing job creation, investment and economic growth.

Reading through the news-clips today one big message stood out: Energy is delivering promise and opportunity for states across the country. American energy is boosting local economies – from creating jobs to providing the energy we need. Take a look at what’s happening in energy in your state:

The Hill (Rep. Pete Olson): The Great Recession that began at the end of this last decade has lingered like few others in recent history. Job growth has been sluggish, and unemployment numbers have ticked up only marginally, making this a painfully slow recovery. This is true in almost all sectors—except for energy. There, job growth has been nothing short of explosive. American innovation has allowed us to tap into energy resources previously off-limits and unreachable, creating jobs across the country.

The nation's energy boom, stoked by technological advances both onshore and offshore, drove significant economic growth for the oil and gas industry, which also fueled a corresponding population boom in resource-rich areas such as North Dakota and Texas between 2007 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The bureau's Economic Census Advance Report, released Wednesday, provides the first comprehensive look at the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, supplying data on a series of key metrics across more than 1,000 industries. The report comes out every five years.

According to a new Wood Mackenzie study, unconventional oil and natural gas plays will continue to drive US and Canadian production for years. The Bakken and Eagle Ford shale plays are expected to account for more than half of anticipated North America tight oil production volumes of more than 5 million barrels per day by 2019.

Ford’s best-selling truck is set to roll out of factories in 2014 with a new option: the pickup can run on liquefied natural gas. The lower cost of natural gas – about the equivalent of $2.11 per gallon of gasoline – means that “customers will be able to save money within 24 to 36 months of ownership, even though they will have to pay nearly $10,000 more for the option.”

Contributor David Blackmon reflects on the “Father of Shale” George Mitchell, who recently passed away at the age of 94. Mitchell is widely credited for the innovations in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing that have led to the U.S. shale revolution.

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